PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Tijan Brix (ranked 7420 p4p, 348 weight class) and Luca Deliso (ranked 8879 p4p, 400 weight class). Brix comes to the ring accompanied by I Walk Alone. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Brix
vs
Deliso

168 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

173 cm
20
138 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Decent boxing
Determined

KAISER Nutrition - Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tijan Brix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luca Deliso!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brix doesn't manage to clinch there - Deliso circles away.
Deliso lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brix backs up against the ropes.
Brix misses with a left hand
and Deliso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deliso throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brix tries to clinch up but Deliso circles away and keeps his distance.

Deliso darts in and clinches Brix up against the ropes.

Deliso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brix misses with a looping right.
Brix tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Deliso counters with a good, hard body kick but Brix shrugs it off.
Brix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Deliso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Brix does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brix tries to clinch there but Deliso circles away.
Brix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Deliso misses with a few strikes there.
Deliso is looking to clinch but Brix is avoiding it.
Brix misses with a lunging right hand
and Deliso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Deliso rushes Brix and presses him up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Deliso breaks the clinch.
Deliso throws a nice looking combination but Brix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Deliso needs to keep his hands up - Brix had a free shot at his head there.
Brix lands a lovely overhand right.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brix throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brix blocks a body shot from Deliso.
Brix is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The referee is keeping an eye on Deliso - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Deliso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Deliso!

Deliso moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Brix - that landed with a thud.
Brix looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deliso trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deliso comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brix fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Deliso can pounce on him.
Brix closes the distance looking to clinch
and Deliso counters with a series of strikes. Brix will be more careful next time no doubt.
Deliso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deliso ducks right into an uppercut from Brix.
Brix moves to clinch but Deliso breaks away
and Brix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brix tries to clinch up.
Brix misses with a left hand
and Deliso counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brix scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Deliso ducks into a a hook from Brix and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!

Deliso is rocked!
Luca Deliso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brix takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brix lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Deliso is still on wobbly legs! Can Brix finish him?
Brix is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Deliso lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Deliso connects with a high kick.
Brix tries to clinch up
and Deliso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Deliso seems to have recovered his senses.
Brix takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Deliso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Deliso lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tijan Brix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deliso scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brix moves into range and connects with a jab.
Deliso looks winded!
Deliso scores with a shot to the body.
Brix tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Deliso counters with a three punch combo that has Brix backing up. Brix nods at Deliso to acknowledge the strikes.
Brix tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Deliso counters with a left and a right that stings Brix.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deliso is working the combinations to good effect here.
Brix looks to score with a jab to the body but Deliso is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Deliso misses.
Brix throws a sloppy head kick
and Deliso counters with a good low kick that Brix was not able to check.
Brix throws a sloppy head kick
and Deliso counters with a one-two to the body.
Deliso tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Brix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Deliso walks into a big right hand from Brix and goes down! The referee sends Brix to a neutral corner as Deliso gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.

Deliso walks into a big right hand from Brix and goes down! The referee sends Brix to a neutral corner as Deliso gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Brix tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deliso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brix fails with an attempt to clinch.
Deliso misses with a two punch combination.
Brix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Deliso moves out of range as Brix strikes.
Brix throws a right hand that Deliso ducks under and follows up with a left that Deliso also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brix swings widly with a right hand
and Deliso counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deliso throws a combination. Brix tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brix tries to clinch but Deliso is having none of it.
As Brix backs off Deliso throws a huge counter combo but Brix manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tijan Brix takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Luca Deliso was lucky to get out of the first round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brix tries to clinch up but Deliso circles away and keeps his distance.
Deliso blocks a jab.
Deliso is looking for the big counter here.
Luca Deliso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brix misses with a right hand
and Deliso counters with a three punch combo that has Brix backing up. Brix nods at Deliso to acknowledge the strikes.
Deliso is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brix rather than just go for the knockout.
Deliso slips a jab from Brix.
A telegraphed right hand from Brix misses the target.
Brix tries to clinch
and Deliso counters with a right hand to the body.

Deliso pushes Brix up against the ropes in a clinch.

Brix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Deliso is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Deliso keeps the fight on the outside.
Brix takes a kick to the side of the head.
Deliso lands with a good body shot.
Deliso circles away from the clinch attempt
and Deliso counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Brix.
Deliso let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brix pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Brix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brix misses with a lunging right hand
and Deliso makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brix lands a glancing blow to the side of Deliso's head.
Brix misses with a left hand
letting Deliso counter with a right hand.

Deliso walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Brix rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Deliso has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Brix clinches up against the ropes.

Brix breaks the clinch.
Deliso scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Deliso misses with a double jab.
Brix is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brix misses with a head kick.
Luca Deliso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Brix pushes Deliso up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've been informed that Deliso has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Deliso lands with a left to the head.
Deliso struggles to land a body shot inside as Brix controls his hands.

Deliso breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Brix misses the target.
Deliso shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brix tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deliso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brix keeps the fight on the outside.
Brix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brix tests Deliso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brix misses with a straight right.
Brix getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Deliso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brix misses with an uppercut. Deliso saw that one coming.
Deliso feints a jab promting Brix to slip. Deliso then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brix slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Deliso works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Brix misses.
Deliso connects with a nice looking jab.
Deliso moves out of range as Brix strikes.
Deliso misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brix looks to throw the jab but Deliso is out of range.
Deliso throws a fast counter high kick but Brix manages to duck under it in time.
A telegraphed right hand from Brix misses the target.
Brix misses with a two punch combination.
Brix throws a right hand that misses
and Brix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Deliso throws a series of punches but Brix moves out of range.
Deliso darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Deliso is breathing heavily.
Brix dips to his left and cracks Deliso with an uppercut!
Brix throws a sloppy head kick and Deliso moves out of range easily.
Brix tries to clinch but Deliso is having none of it.
Brix throws a jab when Deliso was well out of range.
Brix takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brix throws a nice head kick!
Deliso avoids the head kick by Brix.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deliso wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Deliso ducks under a wild hook from Brix.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brix misses with a left hand
and Deliso counters with a straight right hand.
Deliso scores with a one two! Brix had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Deliso.
Despite the aggression on Deliso's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deliso.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Deliso, as that shot connected.
Brix is looking to clinch.
Deliso wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brix lunges at Deliso with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Deliso's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brix misses with a lunging right hand
and Deliso counters with a nice body shot.
Brix throws a left and a right that both miss
and Deliso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Deliso - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tijan Brix will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Brix rushes Deliso and presses him up against the ropes.
Deliso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deliso doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brix throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Deliso.
Deliso stalling in the clinch but Brix improves position.
Brix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deliso can't find room to land a body shot as Brix controls the action.
Brix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Deliso blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brix.
Brix keeps control of Deliso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deliso moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Deliso scores with a head kick. Brix tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Deliso keeps the fight on the outside.
Brix lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Deliso circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brix tries to close the distance and clinch but Deliso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deliso throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Brix on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brix misses with a hook
letting Deliso counter with a right hand.
Brix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deliso.
Deliso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Deliso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brix. That did some damage!
Brix wants to clinch up but Deliso keeps it at a distance.
Brix looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice combination there by Deliso.
Deliso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deliso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brix is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brix misses with a straight right.
Deliso shapes to counter with a head kick.
Brix throws a hook but Deliso blocks it.
Brix avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brix fails with an attempt to clinch.
Deliso lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brix throws a sloppy head kick and Deliso moves out of range easily.
Deliso scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brix tries to clinch there but Deliso circles away.
Brix swinging wildly here.
Brix wants to clinch.
Brix throws a sloppy head kick
and Deliso counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brix throws a series of punches but Deliso avoids them all with ease.
Deliso blocks a head kick by Brix.
Deliso plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Deliso sizes up Brix with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brix dodges the punch combination from Deliso.
Deliso scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Luca Deliso is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Deliso blocks the leg kick.
Deliso doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brix throws an off balance right hand
and Brix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brix throws a sloppy head kick
and Brix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brix misses with a lunging right hand
and Deliso counters with a three punch combo that has Brix backing up. Brix nods at Deliso to acknowledge the strikes.
Deliso displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fighters circling - Brix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deliso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brix misses with a hook
and Deliso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deliso delivers a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brix throws a lazy uppercut
and Deliso counters with a two punch combo.
Brix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brix throws a looping overhand right but Deliso ducks down to avoid it.
Deliso now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brix misses with a right hand
and Deliso counters with a big head kick but Brix shrugs it off.
Deliso lands with a kick to the temple. Brix shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tijan Brix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Deliso can pounce on him.
Deliso misses with the combination.
Brix is looking to clinch but Deliso is avoiding it.
Deliso throws out a counter right but Brix avoids it with no problem.

Brix has Deliso up against the ropes in a clinch.

Brix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deliso doesn't manage to clinch there - Brix circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luca Deliso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Deliso has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:24
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:24
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tijan Brix!
Luca Deliso was interviewed post fight and said 'God Bless Italy. It was an honor fighting for my country. I couldn't pull a win tonight but I will learn from this.'.